AVAILABILITY OF

STRUCTURAL STEEL SHAPES

The following pages contain a listing of the available structural

Birmingham Steel
steel shapes in the U.S. from major steel producers as well as

Nucor-Berkeley
Nucor Bar Mills

Nucor-Yamato

TXI Chaparral
J&L Structural

TradeARBED
which mills are producing the shapes.

Bayou Steel
Ameristeel

North Star
This availability listing is useful in the design process as a refer-

Roanoke
ence to determine the general availability of specific shapes. Gener-

Corus

SMI
ally, where many producers are listed, it is an indication that the
particular shape is commonly available. However, except for the
W44x335 X W

nom. bf=16
larger shapes, when only one or two producers are listed, it is pru-
dent to consider contacting a steel fabricator to determine avail- W44x290 X
ability. W44x262 X
The following mills are included in the survey: W44x230 X
Ameristeel
Andre Beaudry, Tampa, FL W40x593 X
Ph: 800.237.0230, Fax: 800.628.9931 W40x503 X
mmcbride@ameristeel.com, www.ameristeel.com W40x431 X
Bayou Steel W40x397 X X
Bill Brown, Laplace, LA W40x372 X

nom. bf=16
Ph: 800.535.7692, Fax: 504.652.8450 W40X362 X X
bbrown@bayousteel.com, www.bayousteel.com W40x324 X X
Birmingham Steel W40x297 X X
Michael Wagner, Birmingham, AL W40x277 X X
Ph: 800.888.9290, Fax: 205.970.1353
W40x249 X X
michael.wagner@birsteel.com, www.birminghamsteel.com
W40x215 X X
Corus
W40x199 X X
Linda Morris, Schaumburg, IL
Ph: 800.542.6244, Fax: 847.619.0467 W40x392 X
linda.morris@corusgroup.com W40x331 X
J&L Structural, Inc. W40x327 X X
Jim Howe, Aliquippa, PA W40x294* X X
nom. bf=12

Ph: 724.378.6490, Fax: 724.378.6493 W40x278 X

jhowesr@compuserve.com
W40x264 X X X
North Star Steel Company W40x235 X X X
Laynae Blommer, Edina, MN
W40x211 X X X
Ph: 800.328.1944, Fax: 612.367.3591
Laynae_Blommer@cargill.com W40x183 X X X
W40x167 X X X
Nucor Bar Mills
Jim Sheble, Jewett, TX
W40x149 X X X
Ph: 903.626.4461, Fax: 903.626.6262 W36x650 X
sheble@nstexas.com, www.nucorbar.com W36x527 X
Nucor-Berkeley W36x439 X
Gary Crouch, Mt. Pleasant, SC W36x393 X X
nom. bf=16.5

Ph: 877.722.3261 (877.SC BEAM1), Fax: 843.336.6539

W36x359 X X X
crouchg@nucorsteel.com, www.nucorsteel.com
W36x328 X X X
Nucor-Yamato Steel Company
W36x300 X X X
Michael Engestrom, Blytheville, AR
Ph: 800.289.6977, 870.762.5500, Fax: 870.763.9107 W36x280 X X X
MEngestrom@aol.com, www.nucoryamato.com W36x260 X X X
Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation
W36x245 X X X
Parker Arthur, Roanoke, VA W36x230 X X X
Ph: 800.753.3532, Fax: 540.342.6610 W36x387* X
parker@roanokesteel.com, www.roanokesteel.com
W36x350* X
SMI Steel, Inc. W36x318* X
Gaye Reeves, Birmingham, AL
W36x286* X
Ph: 205.592.8981, Fax: 205.591.4554
gaye.reeves@smi-birmingham.com W36x256 X X
nom. bf=12

W36x232 X X
TradeARBED, Inc.
Georges Axmann, New York, NY
W36x210 X X X X
Ph: 800.272.3369, 212.940.8000, Fax: 212.759.4065 W36x194 X X X X
gaxmann@arbedamericas.com, www.arbed.com W36x182 X X X X
TXI Chaparral W36x170 X X X X
Steve Ambrose, Midlothian, TX W36x160 X X X X
Ph: 800.527.7979, Fax: 972.779.1237 W36x150 X X X X
sambrose@txi.com, www.chaparralsteel.com W36x135 X X X X

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STRUCTURAL STEEL SHAPES

Birmingham Steel
Birmingham Steel

Nucor-Berkeley
Nucor-Berkeley

Nucor Bar Mills

Nucor Bar Mills

Nucor-Yamato
Nucor-Yamato

TXI Chaparral
TXI Chaparral

J&L Structural
J&L Structural

TradeARBED
TradeARBED

Bayou Steel
Bayou Steel

Ameristeel
Ameristeel

North Star
North Star

Roanoke
Roanoke

Corus
Corus

SMI
SMI
W W33x424* X W27x302* X W
W33x387 X X W27x271* X
W33x354 X X W27x247* X
nom. bf=15.75

W33x318 X X W27x221* X
W33x291 X X W27x201* X

nom. bf=10
W33x263 X X W27x182* X
W33x241 X X W27x159* X
W33x221 X X W27x143* X
W33x201 X X W27x129 X X X X
W27x114 X X X X
W33x361* X
W27x102 X X X X
W33x332* X
W27x94 X X X X
W33x301* X
W27x84 X X X X
W33x271* X
W33x243* X W24x370 X
nom. bf=11.5

W33x219* X W24x335 X
W33x204* X W24x306 X X X
W33x187* X W24x279 X X X
W33x169 X X X X W24x250 X X
W33x152 X X X X W24x229 nom. bf=12.75 X X X
W33x141 X X X X W24x207 X X
W33x130 X X X X W24x192 X X X
W33x118 X X X X W24x176 X X X
W24x162 X X X X
W30x391 X
W24x146 X X X X
W30x357 X
W24x131 X X X X
W30x326 X X
W24x117 X X X X
nom. bf=15

W30x292 X X
W24x104 X X X X
W30x261 X X
W30x235 X X W24x198* X
W30x211 X X W24x181* X
W30x191 X X W24x163* X
W30x173 X X W24x146* X
nom. bf=9

W24x128* X
W30x207* X
W24x114* X
W30x185* X
W24x103* X X X
W30x165* X
W24x94 X X X X
nom. bf=10.5

W30x148 X X X X
W24x84 X X X X
W30x132 X X X X
W24x76 X X X X
W30x124 X X X X
W24x68 X X X X
W30x116 X X X X
nom. bf=7

W30x108 X X X X
W24x62 X X X X
W30x99 X X X X
W30x90 X X X W24x55 X X X X
W27x368 X W21x275* X
W27x336 X W21x248* X
W27x307 X X W21x223* X
W27x281 X X W21x201 X
nom. bf=12.25
nom. bf=14

W27x258 X X W21x182 X
W27x235 X X W21x166 X X X
W27x217 X X W21x147 X X X
W27x194 X X W21x132 X X X
W27x178 X X W21x122 X X X
W27x161 X X W21x111 X X X
W27x146 X X W21x101 X X X
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STRUCTURAL STEEL SHAPES

Birmingham Steel
Birmingham Steel

Nucor-Berkeley
Nucor-Berkeley

Nucor Bar Mills

Nucor Bar Mills

Nucor-Yamato
Nucor-Yamato

TXI Chaparral
J&L Structural
TXI Chaparral

TradeARBED
J&L Structural

TradeARBED

Bayou Steel
Bayou Steel

Ameristeel

North Star
Ameristeel

North Star

Roanoke
Roanoke

Corus
Corus

SMI
SMI
W W21x93 X X X X W14x730 X X W
W14x665 X X
W21x83 X X X X
nom. bf=8.25

W14x605 X X
W21x73 X X X X
W14x550 X X
W21x68 X X X X
W14x500 X X
W21x62 X X X X
W14x455 X X
W21x55 X X X W14x426 X X X
W21x48 X X X W14x398 X X X
nom. bf=6.25

W14x370 X X X

nom. bf=16
W21x57 X X X X
W14x342 X X X
W21x50 X X X X W14x311 X X X
W21x44 X X X X W14x283 X X X
W14x257 X X X
W18x311* X W14x233 X X X
W18x283* X W14x219* X
W18x258* X W14x211 X X X
W18x234* X W14x193 X X X
W18x211* X W14x176 X X X
W18x192* X W14x159 X X X
nom. bf=11

W18x175 X W14x145 X X X
W18x158 X W14x132 X X X X
nom. bf=14.5

W18x143 X W14x120 X X X X
W18x130 X X W14x109 X X X X
W18x119 X X X W14x99 X X X X
W18x106 X X X W14x90 X X X X
W18x97 X X X W14x82 X X X
nom. bf=10

W18x86 X X X W14x74 X X X
W18x76 X X X W14x68 X X X
W18x71 X X X X W14x61 X X X
W18x65 X X X X
nom. bf=8

W14x53 X X X
nom. bf=7.5

W18x60 X X X X W14x48 X X X
W18x55 X X X X
W14x43 X X X
W18x50 X X X X
nom. bf=6.75

W18x45* X X X W14x38 X X X X X
W18x41* X X X
W14x34 X X X X X
nom. bf=6

W18x46 X X X X
W14x30 X X X X X
W18x40 X X X X
nom. bf=5

W18x35 X X X X W14x26 X X X X X
nom. bf=10.25

W16x100 X X W14x22 X X X X X
W16x89 X X
W12x336 X X
W16x77 X X X W12x305 X X
W16x67 X X X W12x279 X X
W12x252 X X
W16x57 X X X X
W12x230 X X X
nom. bf=7

bf=12 continued on next page

W16x50 X X X X
nom. bf=12

W12x210 X X X
W16x45 X X X X
W12x190 X X X
W16x40 X X X X W12x170 X X X
W16x36 X X X X W12x152 X X X
W12x136 X X X X
nom. bf=5.5

W16x31 X X X X W12x120 X X X X
W12x106 X X X X
W16x26 X X X X W12x96 X X X X

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 AVAILABILITY OF

STRUCTURAL STEEL SHAPES

Birmingham Steel

Birmingham Steel
Nucor-Berkeley

Nucor-Berkeley
Nucor Bar Mills

Nucor Bar Mills

Nucor-Yamato

Nucor-Yamato
TXI Chaparral

TXI Chaparral
J&L Structural

J&L Structural
TradeARBED

TradeARBED
Bayou Steel

Bayou Steel
Ameristeel

North Star

Ameristeel

North Star
Roanoke

Roanoke
Corus

Corus
SMI

SMI
W W12x87 X X X X
W
nom. bf=12

nom. bf=5.25
W12x79 X X X X W8x21 X X X X X X X X X
W12x72 X X X X W8x18 X X X X X X X X X
W12x65 X X X X
W8x14* X
nom. bf=10

nom. bf=4
W12x58 X X X W8x15 X X X X X X X X
W8x13 X X X X X X X X X
W12x53 X X X
W8x10 X X X X X X X X X
nom. bf=8

W12x50 X X X X

nom. bf=6
W6x25 X X X X X X X X
W12x45 X X X X
W6x20 X X X X X X X X
W12x40 X X X X
W6x15 X X X X X X X X
W12x35 X X X X
nom. bf=6.5

W6x16 X X X X X X X X

nom. bf=4
W12x30 X X X X X
W12x26 X X X X X W6x12 X X X X X X X X X X
W12x21* X W6x9 X X X X X X X X X X
W6x8.5 X X X X X X X X X
W12x22 X X X X X X X X
nom. bf=4

W12x19 X X X X X X X X nom. bf=5

W5x19 X X
W12x16 X X X X X X X X
W12x14 X X X X X X W5x16 X X
W10x112 X X X
nom. bf=4

W10x100 X X X
W10x88 X X X X
nom. bf=10

W4x13 X X X X X X X X X X
W10x77 X X X X
W10x68 X X X X M12.5x12.4* X X M
W10x60 X X X X M12.5x11.6* X X
W10x54 X X X X M12x11.8 X X X
W10x49 X X X X M12x10.8 X X X
M12x10.0 X X
nom. bf=8

W10x45 X X X X
W10x39 X X X X M10x9 X X X
W10x33 X X X X M10x8 X X
M10x7.5 X X
nom. bf=5.75

W10x30 X X X X X X X X
W10x26 X X X X X X X X M8x6.5 X X X
W10x22 X X X X X X X X M8x6.2 X X
W10x16* X
M6x4.4 X X
W10x19 X X X X X X X X X M6x3.7 X X
nom. bf=4

W10x17 X X X X X X X X X
W10x15 X X X X X X X X X
M5x18.9 X
W10x12 X X X X X X X M4x13* X
W8x67 X X X X X M4x6 X
W8x58 X X X X X S24x121 X S
nom. bf=8

W8x48 X X X X X X S24x106 X
W8x40 X X X X X X S24x100 X
W8x35 X X X X X X S24x90 X
W8x31 X X X X X X S24x80 X
nom. bf=6.5

S20x96 X
W8x28 X X X X
S20x86 X
W8x24 X X X X S18x70 X
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 AVAILABILITY OF

STRUCTURAL STEEL SHAPES

Birmingham Steel
Birmingham Steel

Nucor-Berkeley
Nucor-Berkeley

Nucor Bar Mills

Nucor Bar Mills

Nucor-Yamato
Nucor-Yamato

TXI Chaparral
TXI Chaparral

J&L Structural
J&L Structural

TradeARBED
TradeARBED

Bayou Steel
Bayou Steel

Ameristeel

North Star
Ameristeel

North Star

Roanoke
Roanoke

Corus
Corus

SMI
SMI
S S15x50 X X C8x18.75 X X X X X X X X C
S15x42.9 X X C8x13.75 X X X X X X X X X X
C8x11.5 X X X X X X X X X X X
S12x50 X
C7x14.75* X X
S12x40.8 X
C7x12.25 X X X
S12x35 X
C7x9.8 X X X
S12x31.8 X X
C6x13 X X X X X X X
S10x35 X X
C6x10.5 X X X X X X X
S10x25.4 X X
C6x8.2 X X X X X X X X
S8x23 X X X X X C5x9 X X X X X
S8x18.4 X X X X X C5x6.7 X X X X X
S6x17.25 X X X X C4x7.25 X X X X X
S6x12.5 X X X X X C4x5.4 X X X X X X
S5x10 X X X C4x4.5 X X X X X X

S4x9.5 X X X X C3x6 X X X
S4x7.7 X X X X X X C3x5 X X X X X
C3x4.1 X X X X X X
S3x7.5 X X X X X C3x3.5 X X X X X X
S3x5.7 X X X X X X
MC18x58 X X
HP HP14x117 X X X MC18x51.9 X X MC
HP14x102 X X X MC18x45.8 X X
HP14x89 X X X MC18x42.7 X X
HP14x73 X X X
MC13x50 X
HP12x121* X MC13x40 X
HP12x84 X X X MC13x35 X
HP12x74 X X X MC13x31.8 X
HP12x63 X X X MC12x50 X X
HP12x53 X X X MC12x45 X X
HP10x57 X X X MC12x40 X X
HP10x42 X X X MC12x35 X X
MC12x31 X X
HP8x36 X X X MC12x10.6 X X X
C C15x50 X X MC10x41.1 X X
C15x40 X X MC10x33.6 X X
C15x33.9 X X MC10x28.5 X X
C12x30 X X X X X MC10x25 X X
C12x25 X X X X X X MC10x22 X X
C12x20.7 X X X X X X X MC10x8.4 X X
MC10x6.5* X
C10x30 X X X X X
MC9x25.4 X X
C10x25 X X X X X
MC9x23.9 X X
C10x20 X X X X X X X
C10x15.3 X X X X X X X MC8x22.8 X X
MC8x21.4 X X
C9x20 X
MC8x20 X X
C9x15 X MC8x18.7 X X
C9x13.4 X MC8x8.5 X X
January 2002 • Modern Steel Construction
 AVAILABILITY OF

STRUCTURAL STEEL SHAPES

Birmingham Steel
Birmingham Steel

Nucor-Berkeley
Nucor-Berkeley

Nucor Bar Mills

Nucor Bar Mills

Nucor-Yamato
Nucor-Yamato

TXI Chaparral
J&L Structural
TXI Chaparral

TradeARBED
J&L Structural

TradeARBED

Bayou Steel
Bayou Steel

Ameristeel

North Star
Ameristeel

North Star

Roanoke
Roanoke

Corus
Corus

SMI
SMI
MC MC7x22.7 X X X L6x3-1/2x1/2 X X X X L
L6x3-1/2x3/8 X X X X
MC7x19.1 X X X
L6x3-1/2x5/16 X X X X
MC6x18 X X
L5x5x7/8 X X X X
MC6x16.3 X X L5x5x3/4 X X X X X
MC6x15.3 X L5x5x5/8 X X X X X
MC6x15.1 X X L5x5x1/2 X X X X X
MC6x12 X L5x5x7/16 X X X X X
L5x5x3/8 X X X X X
L L8x8x1-1/8 X X X
L8x8x1 X X X L5x5x5/16 X X X X X
L5x5x1/4 X X X X
L8x8x7/8 X X X
L8x8x3/4 X X X L5x3-1/2x3/4 X X X
L8x8x5/8 X X L5x3-1/2x5/8 X X X
L8x8x9/16 X L5x3-1/2x1/2 X X X X X
L8x8x1/2 X X L5x3-1/2x3/8 X X X X X
L5x3-1/2x5/16 X X X X X
L8x6x1 X X L5x3-1/2x1/4 X X X X X
L8x6x7/8 X
L5x3x1/2 X X X X X
L8x6x3/4 X X
L5x3x7/16 X X
L8x6x5/8 X
L5x3x3/8 X X X X X
L8x6x9/16 X L5x3x5/16 X X X X X
L8x6x1/2 X X L5x3x1/4 X X X X X
L8x4x1 X L4x4x3/4 X X X X X
L8x4x3/4 X L4x4x5/8 X X X X X
L8x4x1/2 X L4x4x1/2 X X X X X X
L7x4x3/4 X X X L4x4x7/16 X X X X X X
L4x4x3/8 X X X X X X
L7x4x5/8 X X
L4x4x5/16 X X X X X X
L7x4x1/2 X X X X
L4x4x1/4 X X X X X X
L7x4x7/16 X
L7x4x3/8 X X X X L4x3-1/2x1/2 X X X X X
L4x3-1/2x7/16 X X X X
L6x6x1 X X X X L4x3-1/2x3/8 X X X X X
L6x6x7/8 X X X X L4x3-1/2x5/16 X X X X X X
L6x6x3/4 X X X X X X L4x3-1/2x1/4 X X X X X X
L6x6x5/8 X X X X X
L4x3x5/8 X X X
L6x6x9/16 X X X X X L4x3x1/2 X X X X X
L6x6x1/2 X X X X X X L4x3x7/16 X X X X
L6x6x7/16 X X X X X L4x3x3/8 X X X X X X
L6x6x3/8 X X X X X X L4x3x5/16 X X X X X X
L6x6x5/16 X X X X X L4x3x1/4 X X X X X X
L6x6x1/4 X X X
L3-1/2x3-1/2x1/2 X X X X
L6x4x7/8 X X L3-1/2x3-1/2x7/16 X X X
L6x4x3/4 X X X X X L3-1/2x3-1/2x3/8 X X X X X
L6x4x5/8 X X X X X L3-1/2x3-1/2x5/16 X X X X X
L6x4x9/16 X X X L3-1/2x3-1/2x1/4 X X X X X
L6x4x1/2 X X X X X L3-1/2x3x1/2 X
L6x4x7/16 X X L3-1/2x3x3/8 X X X
L6x4x3/8 X X X X X L3-1/2x3x5/16 X X X
L6x4x5/16 X X X X X L3-1/2x3x1/4 X X X
Modern Steel Construction • January 2002
 AVAILABILITY OF

STRUCTURAL STEEL SHAPES

Birmingham Steel

Birmingham Steel
Nucor-Berkeley

Nucor-Berkeley
Nucor Bar Mills

Nucor Bar Mills

Nucor-Yamato

Nucor-Yamato
TXI Chaparral
J&L Structural

TXI Chaparral
TradeARBED

J&L Structural

TradeARBED
Bayou Steel

Bayou Steel
Ameristeel

North Star

Ameristeel

North Star
Roanoke

Roanoke
Corus

Corus
SMI

SMI
L L3-1/2x2-1/2x1/2 X L2-1/2x2-1/2x1/2 X X X X
L3-1/2x2-1/2x3/8 X X X L2-1/2x2-1/2x3/8 X X X X X
L3-1/2X2-1/2X5/16 X X X L2-1/2x2-1/2x5/16 X X X X X
L3-1/2x2-1/2x1/4 X X X L2-1/2x2-1/2x1/4 X X X X X
L3x3x1/2 X X X X X X L2-1/2x2-1/2x3/16 X X X X X
L3x3x7/16 X X X X L2-1/2x2x3/8 X X X
L3x3x3/8 X X X X X X X L2-1/2x2x5/16 X X X
L3x3x5/16 X X X X X X X L2-1/2x2x1/4 X X X X
L3x3x1/4 X X X X X X X L2-1/2x2x3/16 X X X X
L3x3x3/16 X X X X X X X L2x2x3/8 X X X X X
L3x2-1/2x1/2 X X L2x2x5/16 X X X X X
L3x2-1/2x3/8 X X X L2x2x1/4 X X X X X X
L3x2-1/2x5/16 X X X X L2x2x3/16 X X X X X X
L3x2-1/2x1/4 X X X X L2x2x1/8 X X X X X X
L3x2-1/2x3/16 X X
* indicates shapes not listed in 3rd Edition AISC LRFD Manual
L3x2x1/2 X X X of Steel Construction because they were not included in
L3x2x3/8 X X X ASTM A6-01, which was used to produce the Manual. See
L3x2x5/16 X X X their respective producers’ literature for dimensions and prop-
erties.
L3x2x1/4 X X X X
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